Monday, January 18, 2010

Great Monday Give: Blueberries For Sal

I hope all you yanks out there are able to spend some quality time with your children on this beautiful MLK day off. My son and I went for a walk early this morning, and after telling him all about Dr. King and the civil rights movement, he got confused and asked, "Is it right or left or right or wrong? What kind of rights are we talking about exactly?"

Whether you are home enjoying the break or praying for the people of Haiti, take a moment to remember that each and every one of us... we are all in this together.

That said, this week I'll be giving away a newish, paperback copy of Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey. All you have to do to be entered to win is comment on this post before midnight, January 24, Sunday. A winner will be announced the next morning.

The winner of last week's give, a copy of The Amazing Bone is Paula! Drop me a line with your info to webe(at)soon(dot)com, and I'll get the book out this week. As for the rest of you kids, here's hoping.

I grew up having my grandmother read this book to me over and over. I can still hear her making the plunking sound effects. Sadly! we do not have this book in our home yet so I would love a copy. Thanks for these giveaways, they are so much fun:-).

Thanks for posting the Dream speech video. I hadn't watched it in a couple years. It always inspires me and brings tears to my eyes.Blueberries for Sal is one of our favorite books! We've borrowed it from the library several times, but don't own a copy yet. Sal reminds me so very much of my daughter! She looks almost exactly like her and is just as full of adventure. I'd love to be entered in the Great Monday Give.

oh i would love a copy of that book. I remember it from childhood, but never had a copy. Always saw it in the library. We live in WAshington DC and havent had a functioning library in our neighborhood since we moved here 5 years ago... I cant wait for the new one to open, so I can bring my daughter and check out lots of oldies but goldies.

This is one of my favorite childhood books. I used to get it from the library all the time! Sadly, though, I still don't own it after all these years. I would LOVE to win it and share it with my children and later my grandchildren. It would be much loved! Thank you for the chance to win it!Marcijune_spirit2628 at hotmail dot com